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  1. 21. My Husband's Mistress - Alcohol

    • By Crystal Campbell
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2017 with permission of the Author.

    Last night we argued once again,
    But it's really nothing new.
    We argued the night before that
    And tons more before that, too.

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    Thank you for this. It helps to know I am not alone.

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  3. 22. Letter To Meth

    • By Amanda Logsdon
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2018 with permission of the Author.

    You don't know me,
    and I promise you never will.
    You've taken over my best friend.
    His soul you're out to steal.

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    Sweet Lilly, both my parents were and still are and I'm 33 years old. All I've ever wanted was to have normal parents. Somehow I became an addict at the age of 19 to oxicontin and then have...

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  5. 23. The Shooting Star

    • By B. J. Hollister
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2014 with permission of the Author.

    The shooting stars we used to see,
    Up in the sky, just you and me,
    Those are the times I hold so dear,
    Laughing, joking, we had no fear.

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    This poem hit home for me. I have a brother who I used to be best friends with. We did everything together, even after I found out that he was addicted to heroin and crack. I would ask him to...

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  6. 24. If You Knew...


    • By Nikki Costello
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2016 with permission of the Author.

    Welcome, welcome,
    step right up.
    I'll give you confidence,
    I'll bring you luck!

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  7. 25. The Ecstasy And The Agony


    • By RandomPoet
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2018 with permission of the Author.

    At long last the phone call.
    Then the questions.
    How?
    Why?

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    I am completely taken aback by this poem and your comment. I have a son who just turned 18, and he has been using. His name is also Ethan. My biggest fear is your reality, and my heart goes...

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  8. 26. Why?

    • By Nicole
    • Published by Family Friend Poems August 2008 with permission of the Author.

    Why do you do this to me again and again?
    I am your family, I am your friend,
    But it just seems you only love it,
    The thing that's turning your life to spit.

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  9. 27. Your Life, Our Woes

    • By T. Hutchinson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2007 with permission of the Author.

    Your words seem slurred and jumbled
    As if you're not making any sense
    Eyes red like you're lacking sleep
    And you always seem to be tense

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    Amen. Prayers for anyone who suffers from addiction and for all of the lives that are touched by a person's addiction, as well. Blessings on you for the rest of your life.

  10. 28. An Addict

    • By Mrs. Cordova
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2011 with permission of the Author.

    She chased the dragon into the night
    Now we fear she will never see the light
    She has so much to live for
    But nothing can fill her emptiness more

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  11. 29. Who Are You To Judge?

    • By Kelly Anne Bell
    • Published by Family Friend Poems April 2011 with permission of the Author.

    People want to say bad things
    And judge you for the monster you've become
    But they don't know the truth
    Of just how bad drugs have made you numb

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    This poem really hit home. It reminded me so much of my oldest daughter's dad who is an addict and sitting in jail waiting to go to prison over his addiction. He was such a wonderful man...

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  12. 30. My Papa's Waltz

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    The whiskey on your breath
    Could make a small boy dizzy;
    But I hung on like death:
    Such waltzing was not easy.

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  13. 31. Just One More Day

    • By Kara
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2010 with permission of the Author.

    Just one more use; it's not abuse
    To make it through my day

    Just one more day is all I want

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  14. 32. Hope

    • By Erin
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2010 with permission of the Author.

    The kids are bathed.
    Everyone's teeth are brushed.
    As we lay down to bed
    The house seems so hushed.

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    This made me cry mostly because I'm am the addict and as I read this it was as if my children were speaking. I've been clean for over a year but they are with their grandparents and they...

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  15. 33. Dear Daddy...

    • By Jessica Camarena
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2015 with permission of the Author.

    I haven't seen you
    And it kills me,
    But what can I do?
    I can't set you free!

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  16. 34. Help Me Momma

    • By Lisa
    • Published by Family Friend Poems September 2013 with permission of the Author.

    A 16 year old boy alone in his room,
    nothing left in his life but gloom.

    He cleans up the kitchen empty of food,

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    My mom and I used to be so close. We both had the same drug of choice, meth, and cleaned up in 2007 together. We bonded over it. Talked about it. Grew from it. I even lived with her for about...

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  17. 35. Girl And Boy

    • By Jessica Dollard
    • Published by Family Friend Poems February 2015 with permission of the Author.

    In her life there was some joy.
    Then one day she met a boy.

    He seemed to take away her tears.

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  18. 36. Truly Drug Free

    • By Elle M.
    • Published by Family Friend Poems July 2011 with permission of the Author.

    I was there when you fell in the ditch,
    I was there when cocaine made you itch.
    I was there upon your first cry.
    I was there when you wanted to know why.

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  19. 37. Daughter Of An Addict

    • By JustBree
    • Published by Family Friend Poems January 2017 with permission of the Author.

    As I went away,
    You wasted another day.
    I guess I wasn't as important
    As you used to say.

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  20. 38. Vicodin

    • By Alleexx
    • Published by Family Friend Poems December 2016 with permission of the Author.

    I thought you were my friend.
    You wouldn't cause any pain,
    but little did I know,
    you'd make me go insane.

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